Reduced friction kicking tee

Abstract

A reduced friction kicking tee that can be used in a game that includes kicking a ball off a tee. The reduced friction kicking tee may include a base and at least two ball supports extending away from said base. A first ball support and a second ball support may be spaced apart laterally at a distance that is less than a width of a game ball. At least one of the first ball support and the second ball support may comprise a friction reducing member disposed at a free end of each support. In one embodiment, the friction reducing member may be a multi-directional roller. In one embodiment the game ball may be a rugby ball and each of the first ball support and the second ball support includes said friction reducing member at its free end. In one embodiment, the friction reducing member may be a multi-directional roller.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A reduced friction kicking tee comprising:
 a base;   at least two ball supports extending away from said base, wherein a first ball support and a second ball support are spaced laterally apart at a distance that is less than a width dimension of a game ball; and   wherein at least one of said first ball support and said second ball support comprises a friction reducing member disposed at a free end of said support.   
     
     
         2 . The kicking tee of  claim 1  wherein said friction reducing member is a multi-directional roller. 
     
     
         3 . The kicking tee of  claim 1  wherein said game ball is a rugby ball and each of said first ball support and said second ball support includes said friction reducing member at its free end. 
     
     
         4 . The kicking tee of  claim 3  wherein said friction reducing member is a multi-directional roller. 
     
     
         5 . The kicking tee of  claim 1 , wherein said base comprises a continuous sidewall defining a perimeter of said base. 
     
     
         6 . The kicking tee of  claim 5 , wherein said first ball support and said second ball support are integral with said sidewall of said base. 
     
     
         7 . The kicking tee of  claim 5 , further comprising a third ball support, wherein said third ball support comprises a V-shaped portion of said sidewall of said base. 
     
     
         8 . The kicking tee of  claim 7 , wherein said third ball support further comprises at least one depression in a top surface of said sidewall, said at least one depression disposed adjacent to said V-shaped portion. 
     
     
         9 . The kicking tee of  claim 5 , further comprising a third ball support, wherein said third ball support comprises a depression in a top surface of said side said sidewall. 
     
     
         10 . The kicking tee of  claim 1 , further comprising an alignment aid. 
     
     
         11 . The kicking tee of  claim 10 , further comprising a view notch, wherein said alignment aid and said view notch cooperate to allow a user to align the kicking tee. 
     
     
         12 . The kicking tee of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one friction reducing member is orientated at an inward angle in the direction toward a third ball support. 
     
     
         13 . The kicking tee of  claim 1 , wherein said first ball support includes a first friction reducing member and said second ball support includes a second friction reducing member, and wherein said first friction reducing member is orientated inwardly at a first angle in a direction toward said second friction reducing member, and said second friction reducing member is orientated inwardly at a second angle in a direction toward said first friction reducing member. 
     
     
         14 . The kicking tee of  claim 13  further comprising a third ball support and wherein both of said first friction reducing member and said second friction reducing member are orientated at a third angle in a direction toward said third ball support. 
     
     
         15 . The kicking tee of  claim 13 , wherein said first angle and said second angle are the same.